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To war in a tin car : a memoir of World War II aboard a destroyer / James H. Patric.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patric, James H., 1922-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Patric, James H., 1922-.
- George E. Badger (Destroyer).
- United States. Navy--Registers.
- United States. Navy.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Registers.
- Sailors--United States--Biography.
- Sailors.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Registers (Lists)
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- v, 225 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- To war in a tin can : a memoir of World War II aboard a destroyer
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2004]
- Summary:
- This memoir weaves together the oral and written memories of James Patric, a Connecticut farmboy who was drafted in early 1943, with those of his shipmates on the Badger, supporting them with documents and historical records. The book records the ship's role in worldwide conflict and traces the author's evolution from raw peacetime civilian to veteran wartime sailor. Appendices list the muster rolls of the crew and commissioned officers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786417803
- OCLC:
- 54865426
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